• Source: Pachysphinx modesta

Pachysphinx modesta, the modest sphinx or poplar sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.




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Distribution


It ranges from the southern United States up and throughout Canada.




Biology


Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July in Canada. In the northern part of the range, there is one generation with adults on wing from may to July. Further south, there might be two generations per year.
The larvae feed on poplar, willow and cottonwood species.




References






External links


Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Modest sphinx Pachysphinx modesta (Harris, 1839)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar spesies Sphingidae
• Pachysphinx modesta
• Pachysphinx
• List of Lepidoptera of Michigan
• Pachysphinx occidentalis
• List of moths of Canada (Sphingidae)
• List of Sphingidae species
• List of moths of North America (MONA 7649–8321)